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The Reading Cultural Council has awarded $6400 in program funding support to eight Reading organizations for arts and humanities programming in 2015 and 2016:

North Suburban Child and Family Resource Network,
St. Agnes Summer Theater,
Reading Community Singers,
Birch Meadow Parent Teacher Organization,
Creative Arts,
The Ivy Chord Coffee House,
Delvina Theater Company,
The Reading Antiquarian Society

Check out our video, "In Reading Culture Counts," highlighting some grant projects we have supported in the past. Be inspired and apply for the next grant cycle! Applications are due by October 15th, 2016.

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-3w6eqsuGE

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Each year, the Reading Cultural Council (RCC) awards a number of grants to individuals and organizations offering cultural programs that serve our community. These include school field trips, after school programs, concerts, festivals, lectures, theater, dance, music, and film. The projects take place in schools, community centers, libraries, elder care facilities, town halls, parks, and wherever the community comes together. The RCC is part of the Local Cultural Council (LCC) program, a statewide cultural funding network authorized and funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

As the local agent in the town of Reading for the distribution, receipt and evaluation of applications for funds from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the RCC also serves as a resource for the dissemination of cultural information and encourages cultural activities in the community.

http://www.readingma.gov/cultural-council
email readingculturalcouncil@gmail.com

Reading Cultural Council Donna Schenkel c/o Reading Town Hall Reading, MA 01867-2601 781/942-0399

In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program.

For more detailed information, refer to the full LCC Program Guidelines (PDF).

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2017

$6,561

Council Priorities

Programs that serve broad segments of the community
Programs that involve collaboration
Programs that are new and diverse
Programs that contribute to the cultural vitality of the community as a whole
Programs must be performed at an accessible Reading venue although field trips to locations outside Reading are eligible
Proposals must state a performance date, confirmed artist and venue to be considered
Programs must have alternate sources of funding and guarantee they will run with only partial RCC funding
Both online and paper applications will be accepted for FY17. We strongly encourage that applications be completed and submitted online. If you choose to submit a paper application, you must print your application and submit a completed signed original and 6 copies by mail or by hand to the Reading Cultural Council at Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867
Only one application will be accepted from each organization or applicant unless multiple constituencies are being served
All applicants must read and adhere to the LCC Program Guidelines. You may find a copy of the guidelines in the LCC Program Guidelines tab.

An online application will be available September 1.

FY 2017

Name	Amount
Alyssa Lee	$750
Colonial Chorus Players	$400
Delvena Theatre Company	$450
Harriet Lyons	$600
Kohl, Nancy Genevieve	$800
North Suburban Child & Family Resource Network	$600
Northeast School of Ballet	$250
Reading Art Association	$512
Reading Community Singers	$650
Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading	$500
Walsh, Kelly	$400
Wood End PTO	$649

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Amount Available for Granting in FY 2017